Down the Ancient Staircase

Down the Ancient Staircase
Down the Ancient Staircase
	Film poster
Directed by	Mauro Bolognini
Written by	Raffaele Andreassi; Mario Arosio; Sinko Solleville Marie; Tullio Pinelli; Mario Tobino; Bernardino Zapponi
Produced by	Fulvio Lucisano
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni
Cinematography	Ennio Guarnieri
Edited by	Nino Baragli
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Release date	1975;
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Down the Ancient Staircase (Italian: Per le antiche scale) is a 1975 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini.^[1]

Cast[]

Marcello Mastroianni - Professor Bonaccorsi
Françoise Fabian - Anna Bersani
Marthe Keller - Bianca
Barbara Bouchet - Carla
Pierre Blaise - Tonio
Maria Teresa Albani
Maria Michi
Paolo Pacino
Silvano Tranquilli - Professor Rospigliosi
Charles Fawcett - Doctor Sfameni
Enzo Robutti
Ferruccio De Ceresa - Fascist Official in train
Lucia Bosé - Francesca
Adriana Asti - Gianna

Plot[]

In Italy, in 1930, Professor Bonaccorsi, renowned psychiatrist, conducts research on madness in the asylum where he works as a doctor in Tuscany. He has three mistresses Bianca (his assistant), Carla (wife of a colleague) and Francesca (wife of the director of the asylum). A newcomer, Dr. Anna Bersani, is there for a probationary period; very fast, is opposed to the theories of Bonaccorsi.

References[]

^ "NY Times: Down the Ancient Staircase". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2009.

External links[]

Down the Ancient Staircase at IMDb

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[NY_Times.com-1] "NY Times: Down the Ancient Staircase". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2009.

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